A false flag is an action made to look as though somebody else did it. Stage a false flag.
The name comes from ships that really did fly another country's flag to get close. A false flag is alleged far more often than one is ever demonstrated.
1nounfalse flagAn action made to look as though somebody else did it.
“The attack was called a false flag within hours and never shown to be one.”
false flag is a deception.
Practised in Spying & Secrecy